Scholarship / Chevening Eassy: Leadaship and Influence [7]

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* Chevening is looking for individuals that will be future leaders or influencers in thier home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer

Growing up as the first child in my family of seven, I was naturally made to assume the role of a leader by birth and because my younger siblings constantly looked up to me it became obvious that I had to live an exemplary life for them to follow.

Throughout my life, I have encountered the chance to experience the position of being a leader. During my first year in the university, I got myself acquainted with various top student union leaders which eventually lead to my election as the president of the National Association of Physics Students (NAPS) Unijos chapter. This involved organizing executive meetings, holding congresses and carrying out departmental development project. In the course of this, I also experienced democratic leadership through playing on a departmental football team, being part of study groups in the university for class presentations, being a member of certain youth programs in my church. I have gained many important qualities of being a good leader through these experiences. Some of the valuable leadership traits that I have obtained and strengthened are: how to be a team player, to be a better listener, to have more patience, not to be afraid of constructive criticism, to be outspoken and to be a problem solver. Even though I have gained a lot, I still have more things to learn in order to become a better leader. Things like being more assertive, being more disciplined, becoming a better public speaker and learning how to be more realistic and not too optimistic. These are the qualities I would like to develop as part of my study experience in the UK.

These numerous non-academic activities I indulged in never had any negative influence on my academic performance; I worked very hard on my academics and was awarded a full federal government scholarship ( Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF) because of the excellent result I had during my first year and I was able to maintain this scholarship up till my final year. In addition to this I was nominated at the faculty by the Natural Science Students Association, NASSA University of Jos, for the award of "Best Departmental President" and that of " Most influential NASSITE" I was eventually awarded the best departmental president in faculty of nine departments, while also bagging of the most intelligent male in my department.

I personally believe influence is about communicating ideas and making them stick, this fuels my desire of becoming a better public speaker every day. During my with solar electric systems Ltd I delivered a lecture to the engineers at Sheds Science and Technology Complex SHESTCO in Abuja Nigeria and this experience enhanced my reputation, boosted my self confidence and opened up countless opportunities.

Finally, I believe I'm the kind of individual Chevening is trying to spot that will bring a lot of positive leadership influence to his home country Nigeria.

Scholarship / Chevening: Networking Question - exchanging information with people who can help you professionally [3]

Chevening is looking for individuals with strong networking skills, who will engage with the Chevening community and influence and lead others in their chosen profession. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your networking skills, and outline how you hope to use these skills in the future.

(minimum word count: 50 words, maximum word count: 500 words)
Good day guys! Please I need help on this one! General understanding of the prompt, understanding the meaning of the theme, grammatical errors etc thanks a lot

Networking means the act of exchanging information with people who can help you professionally. Robert Kiyosaki, the motivational speaker, always starts his day by saying "If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there" Evidently, Listening to others and looking for ways to meet their need as well as being persistent with my contacts has developed me into a master networker.

My first litmus test in the aspect of networking came during my third year in the university, when I attempted to unify all local undergraduate scholars of Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) all over the country, which consisted of about 1000 scholars from different institutions, under one single association called National Association of PTDF Scholars (NAPS) which I intended to preside over. I achieved this by creating a database of all the scholars published on-line by the fund and then proceeded further to make contacts by using friends from other schools, social media lookup and email correspondence. My major reason for creating this network was to foster communication between scholars around the country with the option of endorsing a presidential candidate for the 2015 general elections in Nigeria as a body. I am applying for the chevron scholarship today as a result of a contact from this association who familiarized me with the scholarship.

Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that LinkedIn has enabled me to connect with industry professionals in the field of sustainable energy. My activities there earned me a spot as a member of a prestigious group called "World solar Association" and this has exposed me to international standards and also gave me insights on the international policies guiding the industry.

Also, communicating with course tutors and professors of universities during open days in the process of my admission application shows the degree of my responsiveness when networking is involved.

With my vast networking skills, I intend to create and unify a group of Nigerian Chevening Alumni Association this will enable Chevening scholars share the qualities of ambition, drive and leadership potential. I also intend using my visual and pattern recognition skills coupled with my ability to develop relationships over time, to help organizations uncover and capitalize on new business opportunities which will culminate to a great delivery of value over time.

To conclude, I have substantiated my strong networking skills with both professional and extracurricular contacts and that i will broaden my network as I progress in my career.